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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, a review by Dragonfire

Yes, I am a Harry Potter fan.  I have all the books and have read them several times.  I am ready to start book 7 again tonight after starting the series again last Thursday night.  I have the first five movies on DVD and have watched them several times.  I remember all sorts of trivia type stuff from the books and movies and I'm still sad that the series has ended.  So ...I guess you could say I am a tiny bit..obsessed.   
So anyway, I decided to go see the new Harry Potter movie today.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is the sixth movie in the series.  In it, Harry Potter and Professor Dumbledore start trying to figure out a few things connected to Lord Voldemort.  The new teacher for Hogwarts, Professor Slughorn, actually taught at the school before and may know something about Voldemort that will be helpful.  Draco Malfoy seems to be up to something while Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermione also try to deal with love. 

Overall, the movie is entertaining, though I think it has some issues.  It is a decent adaptation but it could have been better.  The order of some events is changed around a bit at times.  That mostly didn't bother me and I wasn't too bothered by some of the changes.  What bothers me the most, is that time is taken to add in a sequence that is probably 5 to 10 minutes long that was not in the book that ultimately adds nothing to the movie while some important information is omitted.  Certain things do seem to be working well, but I am wondering how other things will end up working in the final movies - the last book is being made into 2 movies.  The more I think about it, the more that additional sequence bugs me.  I still enjoyed the movie overall, but it could have been so much better.  I'm almost positive that I would have liked the movie more if I hadn't read the book first since I wouldn't have know about the things that were left out.  Some people who are fans of the book are not going to be that happy with the movie.

There is a little bit of mystery connected to what Draco is doing, but because of the way those scenes are presented, it ends up being rather obvious what is going on.  There is a decent amount of action that is done well without making the movie action packed.  There is also a good amount of humor, some of which gets a bit silly at times.  The movie isn't as violent, though one sequence has the potential to be upsetting to younger children. 

The cast is all wonderful and I'm glad that Alan Rickman finally gets a bit more to do as Snape.  He's perfect in the part. 

Overall, the movie is good and entertaining, though I think it could have been better. 

 

I did get a review posted on Epinions if anyone wants to take a look.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

(From Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince on July 16th, 2009)

Three Stooges: Uncivil War, a review by addicted2dvd

The Three Stooges: Uncivil Warriors
Set in the civil war, the stooges are spies for the north. They impersonate southern officers and infiltrate the enemy ranks to get valuable information.

My Thoughts:
A fun short. I especially liked the scene about with the cake. I also liked the civil war setting for this one.



(From November Movie Marathon: Classic Comedy Greats on November 4th, 2017)

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: The Complete First Season, a review by addicted2dvd

Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman: The Complete First Season (1993/United States) Share the soaring adventure and romantic fun in this Deluxe 6-Disc DVD Set of 21 first-season episodes, including a Feature-Length Pilot and High-Flying Extras. As DAILY PLANET reporters CLARK KENT and LOIS LANE, Dean Cain and Teri Hatcher clash, cooperate and flirt while chasing the hottest stories in METROPOLIS. The hottest scoop of all is Lois's secret heartthrob, the superhero she doesn't know is Clark's alter ego.

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Stars:
Dean Cain as Superman/Clark Kent
Teri Hatcher as Lois Lane
Lane Smith as Perry White
Michael Landes as Jimmy Olson
Tracy Scoggins as Catherine "Cat" Grant
John Shea as Lex Luthor

Extras:

• Audio Commentary
• Featurettes
• Closed Captioned
• Original Pilot Presentation Reel

Over the last couple days I ended up watching the entire first season set. Really enjoyed watching this set again. I actually forgot how much I enjoyed this series. I really like the entire cast on this show. Well except for Tracy Scoggins... but not because of her... I just never liked the character she played. Apparently I wasn't alone in these feelings as her character disappeared after the first season. Now I am trying to decide if I want to continue and watch season two... or move on to a different show.




(From Addicted2dvd's Random TV Series Watched on August 2nd, 2011)